Delay in Reporting for and Exemption from Active Duty,
Initial Active Duty for Training, and Reserve Forces Duty

19
October
2006

Effective date: 31
October
2006

UNCLASSIFIED

History:
This publication is an administrative revision. The portions affected by this
administrative revision are listed in the summary of change.

Summary:
This regulation covers policies and procedures for requesting and granting
delays and exemptions of certain categories of officers and enlisted personnel.
It covers policies and procedures for requesting and granting delays and
exemptions for reporting for active duty and Reserve Forces Duty for officers.
It also covers delays and exemptions for enlisted personnel who are ordered
to initial active duty for training.

Applicability:
This
regulation applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National
Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.
During mobilization, procedures in this publication can be modified to support
policy changes as necessary. This regulation applies to unit members of the
Army National Guard under the Early Commissioning Program and during mobilization.
More specifically it applies to—
a.
Participants in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.
b.
Participants in Army Medical Department officer procurement
programs monitored by the Surgeon General.
c.
Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve unit members appointed
under the Early Commissioning Program and current participants in the Early
Commissioning Program.
d.
Certain Army Medical Department officers ordered to involuntary
active duty.
e.
Army National Guard or U.S. Army Reserve members and individual
U.S. Army Reserve control group members ordered to active duty during a mobilization.
f.
Enlisted personnel ordered to active duty for training.
g.
Officer personnel ordered to active duty or Reserve Forces
Duty.
h.
Participants in the Army National Guard Medical and Dental
Student Commissioning Program and Reserve of the Army Medical, Osteopathic,
Dental, and Veterinary Student Commissioning Program (Army Reserve).

Proponent and Exception Authority:
The proponent of this regulation is the
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1
.
The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 has the authority to approve exceptions
to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulation.
The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 may delegate this authority in writing
to a division chief within the proponent agency in the grade of colonel or
the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation
by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits
and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All
waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the
requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the
policy proponent. Refer to
AR 25-30
for specific guidance.

Army Management Control Process:
This regulation does not contain management control provisions.

Supplementation:
Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local
forms are prohibited without prior approval from HQDA, Deputy
Chief of Staff, G-1. Send requests to HQDA, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1,
DAPE-MPE-IP, 300 Army Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20310-0300.

Distribution:
This publication is available in electronic media only and is intended for
command levels C for the Active Army, A for the Army National Guard/Army National
Guard of the United States, and A for the U.S. Army Reserve.